On Friday a New York money manager, Vincent McCrudden, was charged with threatening 47 U.S. officials. The list included Mary Schapiro, chairman of the SEC, and Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Online postings at the SEC, FINRA, the National Futures Association, and the CFTC by McCrudden allegedly contained threats against the lives of numerous officials.
According to a Reuters report, McCrudden, principal and CEO of Alnbri Management, LLC, was charged with posting an "execution list" online, as well as making threats against numerous officials in both e-mails and Web postings. According to federal prosecutors, the "execution list" followed an enforcement action by the CFTC that charged McCrudden and two of his companies with operating unregistered investments.
One of the postings, which called for abolishment of the four regulators, read in part, "Go buy a gun, and lets [sic] get to work in taking back our country from these criminals. I will be the first one to lead by example."
